Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get the goods on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: get the -good-s on
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To acquire knowledge or develop evidence that reveals the truth about someone's character or behavior, especially criminal behavior.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""Bob, they've got the goods on you. There's a warrant out.""
""You've got the goods on me. I can't deny I'm the man the police are lookin' for.""
""With marked money and marked bottles, we ought to be able to get the goods on that gang.""
"And the film shows how mother-care can be more convincing than a legal brief in getting the goods on the corporate villains."
"[T]he state's flawed deregulation scheme practically invited unscrupulous behavior. Still, it's encouraging that Washington is finally getting the goods on the manipulators."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

gets the goods on (present, singular) getting the goods on (participle, present) got the goods on (past) got the goods on (UK, participle) gotten the goods on (US, participle) have the goods on (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

incriminate

Questions

What does get the goods on mean?: To acquire knowledge or develop evidence that reveals the truth about someone's character or behavior, especially criminal behavior.

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